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An investigation by an independent legislative agency found that the board that licenses doctors in Arizona broke state law by not following proper licensing procedures and violated other regulations. The board has reprimanded its executive director and is making changes to the way it reviews license applications,&nbsp;The Arizona Ombudsman’s Office launched the investigation after a complaint from a staffer on the Arizona Medical Board.

Arizona veterans could have their benefits cut off if the government shutdown is not over by Nov. 1. That was the message the Veterans Affairs Secretary delivered Wednesday to a congressional committee.

Part of the intensity of the Phoenix City Council’s District 8 race has been related to the assertion by some that the council seat should be held by an African-American. Former Councilman Calvin Goode has said that when the district system in Phoenix was instituted, "It was determined that District 7 would be for Latinos and District 8 would be for African-Americans.

The tragic Yarnell Hill Fire has a continuing impact. Last weekend, an official report on the fire was released. In the ensuing days, Prescott’s fire chief agreed to leave his position, and the Yarnell Fire district chief resigned.

The Phoenix City Council is in the midst of change. Once
results are official following Election Day on Nov. 5, there will be
two new members of the council. One will come from District 8 in south Phoenix.

Whether it is because of the success of "Avenue Q," Jason Segel’s character in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” or because it is just fun to watch cloth creations say unexpected things, the popularity of puppets appears to be climbing.

Journalist Jana Bommersbach was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Phoenix New Times, a regular columnist for Phoenix Magazine and she wrote the authoritative story of one of Arizona’s crime legends in the book "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd.

On Wednesday, Arizona carried out the first of two executions scheduled for this month. Edward Schad, the oldest person on its death row was put to death this morning.The 71-year-old Schad was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Florence, and was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.

If you’re planning to go camping this weekend, you might
have a difficult time finding a place to do so.&nbsp;Now, due to a lack of federal government funding, the U.S. Forest Service
has closed all campgrounds and recreation areas in the Coconino National Forest.

A Phoenix
man has been arrested for selling counterfeit high-end brand name items at swap
meets and other places. Phoenix
police Detective James Holmes says 40-year-old Rafael Castro and a woman
identified as a person of interest were taken into custody after 921 knockoff
items were seized following a five-month-long investigation.

It should be windy and much cooler over the next couple days
as a Pacific storm system moves through Arizona.
Darrel Onton of the National Weather Service in Flagstaff says winds will be increasing as
the storm approaches.

Governor Jan Brewer says federal officials are continuing to
refuse her request to re-open the Grand Canyon
with state funds. She says she is continuing to speak with officials in
Washington in
an effort to re-open the park.

The cost of food is on the rise, and chicken is leading the
way. The Arizona Farm Bureau Federation says the cost of a typical
market-basket of items is up 6 percent from last quarter. Marketing manager
Peggy Jo Goodfellow says their shoppers found the average price of a pound of
boneless chicken breasts was up $4.

A new report shows most of the country’s death penalty
sentences come from just 2-percent of the nation’s counties, including Maricopa County. The Death Penalty Information
Center report says Maricopa
County is the fourth highest
in the country in death row inmates and 10th highest in executions over the
last 45 years.

In-state undergrads at Arizona State University can breathe a sigh of relief. President Michael Crow said he will not ask them to pay more next year. The university president said he will not ask the Board of Regents to hike tuition for Arizona undergraduate students in the 2014-2015 school year.

A food bank in Phoenix has shipped 600 emergency food boxes to the Grand Canyon. The supplies are intended for furloughed employees at the national park. Unloading of supplies at a fire station in Tusayan.

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